Rogue specialization

Assassination Rogue in WoW Forever

Poison-focused attacks.

Your role: Melee damage
Advice for every level to 60
Class notes checked Nov 4, 2026

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Level 20 · Damage in a group

How to play dungeons at level 20

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

The best loop for Assassination at level 20. Its own loop starts at level 40.

Own loop from: Combat level 10Subtlety level 10Assassination level 40

Slice and Dice Rank 1 Keep up · combo points

Keep it up with combo points.

no damage of its own
Rupture Rank 1 Keep up · combo points

Keep it up with combo points.

4% of your damage
Sinister Strike Rank 3 Filler

Spend the rest of your energy on it.

23% of your damage
Instant Poison On your weapon

Keep it on your weapon.

5% of your damage
Auto attack All the time

Your weapon swings on its own. Stay in melee range.

67% of your damage

How MaxDPS works this out

Default stat priorities

Weapon melee DPS +10.963.6
Off-hand weapon DPS +11.523.9
Attack power +63.6
Critical strike +143.3
Agility +33.0
Strength +31.8

Adjust stat priorities Calculated defaults

Strength Agility Stamina Attack power Critical strike Hit Haste Expertise Armor Bonus armor Weapon melee DPS Weapon damage per swing Off-hand weapon DPS

Talents at level 20

11 points at level 20: the first at level 10, then one every level.

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

Talents

Unspent Talents

Point order: when each point goes in

Malice 5/5 · levels 10–14 +5.5% damage
Ruthlessness 3/3 · levels 15–17 +1.8% damage
Improved Slice and Dice 2/3 · levels 18–19 +3% damage
Lethality 1/2 · level 20 +0.4% damage

Every Rogue talent

Preliminary item rankings · Dungeons

Assassination Rogue gear rankings

Combo points and poisons; Mutilate assumes two daggers when talented · Level 20 · Calculated defaults

Hunt list

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Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.

Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank	Item	Score (pts)	Where to get it
1 in this filtered list	Brawler's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Agility10 Stamina76 Armor	10.33	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Agility: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
2 in this filtered list	Defender's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Strength10 Stamina76 Armor	7.18	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Strength: 8 × 0.6059 = 4.85 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
3 in this filtered list	Totemic Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina76 Armor	2.33	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
4 in this filtered list	Trapper's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina76 Armor	2.33	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
5 in this filtered list	Stormrider's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina76 Armor	2.33	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
6 in this filtered list	Wisdom's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina76 Armor	2.33	LeatherworkingCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 76 × 0.0027 = 0.21 pts Rare Source LeatherworkingCrafted
7 in this filtered list	Pristine Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
8 in this filtered list	Silky Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
9 in this filtered list	Flame Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
10 in this filtered list	Shadow Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
11 in this filtered list	Pearly Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
12 in this filtered list	Shining Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Stamina35 Armor	2.22	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.2125 = 2.13 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0027 = 0.09 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
13 in this filtered list	Flying Tiger Goggles Cloth · iLvl 20 · Req. 15* · Crafted · Profession required Key stats: 4 Stamina27 Armor	0.92	EngineeringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 4 × 0.2125 = 0.85 pts Armor: 27 × 0.0027 = 0.07 pts Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements Source EngineeringCrafted
14 in this filtered list	Red Defias Mask Leather · iLvl 15 · Req. 10* · Other drop Key stats: 51 Armor	0.14	Defias Renegade MageNPC drop · 4.5% · Westfall · also from 31 other creatures
Score breakdown Armor: 51 × 0.0027 = 0.14 pts Poor 32 sources Defias Renegade MageNPC drop · 4.5% · Westfall · also from 31 other creatures Defias Night RunnerNPC drop · 4.2% · Duskwood Grave RobberNPC drop · 4.2% · Duskwood Defias HighwaymanNPC drop · 4.1% Defias EnchanterNPC drop · 4% · Duskwood Defias Night BladeNPC drop · 3.9% · Duskwood Defias KnuckledusterNPC drop · 3.9% Defias RaiderNPC drop · 3.8% Marzon the Silent BladeNPC drop · 3.7% · Stormwind City Defias Strip MinerNPC drop · 3.6% · Deadmines All 32 sources
15 in this filtered list	Shadow Goggles Cloth · iLvl 24 · Req. 19* · Crafted · Profession required Key stats: 31 Armor	0.08	EngineeringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Armor: 31 × 0.0027 = 0.08 pts Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements Source EngineeringCrafted
16 in this filtered list	Taurajo Headband Cloth · iLvl 23 · Req. 18* · Quest · Horde only Key stats: 28 Armor	0.08	Field to ClearQuest choice · The Barrens
Score breakdown Armor: 28 × 0.0027 = 0.08 pts Common Source Field to ClearQuest choice · The Barrens
17 in this filtered list	Red Winter Hat Cloth · iLvl 1 · Req. 1 · Other drop Key stats: 2 Armor	0.01	War Master VooneBoss drop · 16% · Blackrock Spire
Score breakdown Armor: 2 × 0.0027 = 0.01 pts Uncommon 62 sources War Master VooneBoss drop · 16% · Blackrock Spire Emperor Dagran ThaurissanBoss drop · 14% · Blackrock Depths Cannon Master WilleyBoss drop · 11% · Stratholme High Protector TarsenNPC drop · <0.1% · Western Plaguelands Suffering VictimNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery Thaurissan AgentNPC drop · <0.1% · Burning Steppes Forsaken IntruderNPC drop · <0.1% · Ashenvale Foulweald ShamanNPC drop · <0.1% · Ashenvale Sickly RefugeeNPC drop · <0.1% · Silverpine Forest Firegut OgreNPC drop · <0.1% · Burning Steppes All 62 sources
18 in this filtered list	Green Winter Hat Cloth · iLvl 1 · Req. 1 · Other drop Key stats: 2 Armor	0.01	Darkmaster GandlingNPC drop · 8.4% · Scholomance
Score breakdown Armor: 2 × 0.0027 = 0.01 pts Uncommon 67 sources Darkmaster GandlingNPC drop · 8.4% · Scholomance Goraluk AnvilcrackNPC drop · 5.9% · Blackrock Spire Prince TortheldrinBoss drop · 3.8% · Dire Maul Kenata DabyrieNPC drop · <0.1% · Arathi Highlands Scarlet MageNPC drop · <0.1% · Western Plaguelands Gelkis StamperNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace Cavalier DurgenNPC drop · <0.1% · Western Plaguelands Razormane ScoutNPC drop · <0.1% · Durotar Splinter Fist WarriorNPC drop · <0.1% · Duskwood Tortured DruidNPC drop · <0.1% · Silithus All 67 sources
19 in this filtered list	Crown of the Fire Festival Cloth · iLvl 1 · Req. 1 · Quest Key stats: 2 Armor	0.01	A Thief's RewardQuest reward
Score breakdown Armor: 2 × 0.0027 = 0.01 pts Common 2 sources A Thief's RewardQuest reward A Thief's RewardQuest reward

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from data collected from the live game. Auction prices are the lowest buyout on the Americas · Normal auction houses, read from Blizzard every hour; pick another region or ruleset under Filters. Which house is which ruleset is matched by size and still being confirmed in game.

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